System information

the SkypeChatSend() and SKYPE_CHAT_RECEIVE() dialplan application and function,

respectively:

exten => 106,1,Answer()

; All text must be on a single line.

same => n,SkypeChatSend(pbx.shifteight.org,tfot.madsen,Incoming call from

${CALLERID(all)}. Press 1 to route to desk. Press 2 to send to voicemail.)

; Wait for a response for 6 seconds.

; *** This line should not have any line breaks

same => n,Set(SkypeResponse=

${SKYPE_CHAT_RECEIVE(pbx.shifteight.org,tfot.madsen,6)})

same => n,GotoIf($["${SkypeResponse}" = "1"]?dial,1)

same => n,GotoIf($["${SkypeResponse}" = "2"]?voicemail,1)

same => n,Goto(dial,1)

exten => dial,1,Verbose(2,Calling our desk)

same => n,Dial(SIP/0000FFFF0002,6)

same => n,Goto(voicemail,1)

exten => voicemail,1,Verbose(2,VoiceMail)

; *** This line should not have any line breaks

same => n,Set(VoiceMailStatus=${IF($[${ISNULL(${DIALSTATUS})}

| "${DIALSTATUS}" = "BUSY"]?b:u)})

same => n,Playback(silence/1)

same => n,VoiceMail(100@lmentinc,${VoiceMailStatus})

same => n,Hangup()

There you have it—sending and receiving messages via the Skype network!

You can also send and receive messages with the Asterisk Manager In-

terface, the topic of Chapter 20.

We’ve essentially implemented a screen pop solution for incoming calls, but by allow-

ing messages to be sent back to Asterisk via Skype within a defined period of time,

we’ve also created a solution for redirecting calls prior to ringing any devices. A more

functional version of the dynamic routing dialplan we just explored was developed in

the section about JABBER_RECEIVE() earlier in this chapter: it used the Local channel to

get around the dialplan blocking issue, enabling calls can be routed even after a device

has started to be rung.

Calling your Skype buddies without assigning extension numbers

While working on this book, we had some issues with trying to come up with clever

ways to use a text-to-speech engine. It seemed that dynamic data would need to be

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